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Regional News
Board alters closure plan

Members of Lakehead University Community Taking Action Locally were front and centre, joining about two dozen others, at Tuesday’s Thunder Bay public school board meeting.
Lakehead Public Schools trustees have unanimously approved changes that keep one school off the closure list and delay other school mergers until 2009.
Feb 15, 2006, 22:57


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Regional News
Students chip in on literacy project
By CHEN CHEKKI

Elementary school students in Thunder Bay showed their love on Valentine’s Day by working to help African students write their lessons in notepads instead of dirt.
Feb 15, 2006, 23:04

Regional News
Pulp mill shuts down Monday
By CARL CLUTCHEY
It’s going to be a black Monday.

Feb 15, 2006, 23:03


World News
Haiti interim gov’t orders review of election results amid fraud charges
By The Associated Press
Haiti’s interim government ordered a review of election results Tuesday, hours after the leading presidential candidate — who appeared about to fall short of a first-round victory — said the count was marred by “massive fraud” or errors.
Feb 15, 2006, 00:09

World News
Cartoon protesters torch western businesses in Pakistan
By The Associated Press and The Canadian Press
Thousands of Pakistanis rampaged through two cities Tuesday in the country’s worst violence against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, burning buildings housing a hotel, banks and a KFC, vandalizing a Citibank and breaking windows at a Holiday Inn and a Pizza Hut.
Feb 15, 2006, 00:07

Sports : National
Early success?
By Pierre LeBrun

TURIN, Italy (CP) — The schedule-makers did Team Canada a favour this time.
The Canadian men, who feature Dryden's Chris Pronger on defence and Thunder Bay's Eric Staal at centre, open their Olympics against hockey minnow Italy on Wednesday, followed by a very winnable game against Germany.

Feb 15, 2006, 00:24

Sports : National
Weatherston scores again
By Donna Spencer
TURIN, Italy (CP) — All systems are go and confidence is high on the Canadian women’s hockey team as it heads into a semifinal game against Finland at the Olympic Games.
Feb 15, 2006, 00:20